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Should I do this unpaid 3 day trial for a retail job

fluffypaws
fluffypaws Posts: 58 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
is this legal? i wont be paid for the 3 days (8 hour days) and there is no guarantee i will get the job... I understand a few hours trail but wow... its for a minimum wage job in a shop.

please give me your opinions :) thanks :)
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  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    How much do you want a job?
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • PenguinOfDeath
    PenguinOfDeath Posts: 1,863 Forumite
    Why wouldn't you? Who is offering you this trial and how did it dome about?
  • fluffypaws
    fluffypaws Posts: 58 Forumite
    PenguinOfDeath wrote: »
    Why wouldn't you? Who is offering you this trial and how did it dome about?

    because if i did 3 days unpaid i'd be more than gutted if i didnt get it.
  • POPPYOSCAR
    POPPYOSCAR Posts: 14,902 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Is this subway by any chance?
  • fluffypaws
    fluffypaws Posts: 58 Forumite
    POPPYOSCAR wrote: »
    Is this subway by any chance?

    its a costume shop.
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    But if you don't do it, you'll never know and never get the chance.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    fluffypaws wrote: »
    because if i did 3 days unpaid i'd be more than gutted if i didnt get it.

    You've got two options:

    * Do the trial - may get the job.

    * Don't do the trial - definitely won't get the job.

    Which sounds like the better one?
  • mattcanary
    mattcanary Posts: 4,420 Forumite
    Depends if OP has to sign on during the three day trial period. If he/she does, they will probably get sanctioned!
  • bluenoseam
    bluenoseam Posts: 4,612 Forumite
    I wouldn't with the premise that if there's enough work to offer me a 3 day trial then I should be paid for that work - it's unreasonable to expect 21-24 hours free labour! A single shift I'd possibly consider it, but 3 full days, that smacks of a store knowing they have something coming up & need extra staff for it!
    Retired member - fed up with the general tone of the place.
  • fluffypaws
    fluffypaws Posts: 58 Forumite
    bluenoseam wrote: »
    I wouldn't with the premise that if there's enough work to offer me a 3 day trial then I should be paid for that work - it's unreasonable to expect 21-24 hours free labour! A single shift I'd possibly consider it, but 3 full days, that smacks of a store knowing they have something coming up & need extra staff for it!

    I can understand a few hours or a day. but i can't believe how bad i would feel if i did all that work for days - for nothing, when i could have used the time job seeking. how is this legal..
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